press behind the kneck

Anonymous · 30-07-2005, 07:44 PM

for those of you who do press behind the kneck,

how far do you bring the bar down when doing them?

i see so many guys doing it just to the top of the head, surelty that would be press behind the head,

Nick500 · 30-07-2005, 07:48 PM

to about 2 cms from actually touching the neck (dont want to risk bringing it deown hard on the neck - possible paralysis.)

garrilla · 31-07-2005, 12:22 AM

till it touches the top of me traps, best to perform exercises over as full a range of motion as possible

redspy · 31-07-2005, 03:31 AM

Press behind the neck is well known for causing RC injuries - be careful guys!

Anonymous · 31-07-2005, 11:18 AM

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till it touches the top of me traps, best to perform exercises over as full a range of motion as possible

exactly what i thought, this should be fun next time i do shoulders, training partner does them to behind his ears.

garrilla · 31-07-2005, 02:02 PM

nick if the weight comes down that hard then your trying to use too much, once your traps have enough size they provide a thick cushion anyway.

zx9rjas. · 01-08-2005, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by redspy

Press behind the neck is well known for causing RC injuries - be careful guys!

Yeah, thats what I was told by a sports scientist. I used to do them but never knew where my shoulder niggle came from until I stopped doing them.

J

Anonymous · 01-08-2005, 11:24 AM

yeah but is there another exercise that builds the rear delts the same as these,?

vinger · 01-08-2005, 01:23 PM

i have a pause between each rep. i push up as hard as poss. lower it down slowly to my neck. rest the bar there for 2/3 seconds and go again. it cuts out the bounce advantage.

garrilla · 01-08-2005, 05:05 PM

sounds more like cheating to me, resting between reps is for wimps. lol

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31-07-2005, 12:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
garrilla Banned Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431 Rep Power:	till it touches the top of me traps, best to perform exercises over as full a range of motion as possible

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garrilla Banned Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431 Rep Power:	nick if the weight comes down that hard then your trying to use too much, once your traps have enough size they provide a thick cushion anyway.

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Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	yeah but is there another exercise that builds the rear delts the same as these,?

01-08-2005, 01:23 PM	#9 (permalink)
vinger Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: manchester Posts: 348 Rep Power:	i have a pause between each rep. i push up as hard as poss. lower it down slowly to my neck. rest the bar there for 2/3 seconds and go again. it cuts out the bounce advantage.

01-08-2005, 05:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
garrilla Banned Making Progress Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 431 Rep Power:	sounds more like cheating to me, resting between reps is for wimps. lol